If you could change one important thing about your hometown, what would you change?

Pollution is one of the major problem that every person is facing in my hometown. I live in a big city in Visakhapatnam, where pollution is the major cause for many diseases. If i get the chance to change one thing about my home town i would like to take certain measures to reduce pollution and make my home town pollution free.

Firstly, there are different types of pollution they are, air pollution, water pollution, sound pollution. In my home all the pollutions are persistent and its causing various problems to the people living in that area. Because of many chemical industries around my place, the industries are releasing various waste substances into the water resources and making it polluted. This results in various water-borne diseases for example cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery etc. The air pollution is caused by the smoke released from the industries and from automobiles because , of this many residents in my home town are suffering from various respiratory problems. The noise pollution is caused my the high sounds from machinery in the industries and the large vehicles.

Secondly if certain measures are taken to control pollution like planting trees, reducing deforestation, maintaining low acoustic equipment, regular pollution check for all the vehicles, and establishing industries far from the resident areas would help in reduction of pollution and decrease the incidence of people suffering from diseases mainly due to pollution.

Moreover, if the laws made by the government had been enacted strictly, then the pollution can be controlled in some ways. The rules, should be strict in such a way that the law breakers should face punishment if they are exceeding the normal limits . All the people should take some initiative to control the pollution and make the city prosperous and make themselves free from the adverse effects of pollution.

To conclude, because of the above reasons and examples i would like to reduce pollution and make my city pollution free and healthy.

If i could change one important thing about my hometown, it would be to reduce traffic jam. Day by day traffic jam problem is becoming worse. City is growing and also more and more people come to city in search of job, education and for many reasons. This causes for increase in traffic related problems. Here are some reasons and examples.

To begin with, increase in population leads to traffic jams, which is very common in my city. From early morning till late night city is fully packed with traffic and traffic related problems. People spend all most half a day to commute to their offices or schools, this is very frustrating and exhausting. The maximum suffers are emergency vehicles. Very less people care to give space to move ambulance vehicles, but others won't co-operate in this type of situation. However, people should understand or make them aware to clear the traffic when emergency vehicle comes. Advertisements on TV and radios are spreading information regarding traffic problems to educate people.

In addition, to solve traffic problems there are many solutions such as well organised signal lights, traffic signal timing plans, well planned roads to reduce commuting hassles. For instance, to install more surveillance cameras at signals to keep and eye on traffic. So that people will be more conscious while driving or getting ticket. Build more flyovers to deviate traffic. Sometimes traffic signal lights won't co-relate with next traffic signal lights due to this vehicles won't flow smoothly. That's why traffic signal planning is very important. Many cities are installing solar panels for better signal lights.

Furthermore, in many junctions there is no signal lights for pedestrian crossing. It is very risky to cross roads for senior citizens or children without proper pedestrian signal lights. Some areas have pedestrian signal lights but timing to cross is very less. I recently read in news paper that government is planning to increase pedestrian crossing time. In addition, traffic rules should be made strict because two wheeler s ride on footpath to stand in front of signal light. This is very dangerous for pedestrians to walk on footpath.

In conclusion, changes come to action only when all people support it. City can be free from traffic jams when people are aware of their responsibility towards their societies. New technology installation is necessary for well planned smooth traffic.